Guernsey Poets

Look past the chair And see the man, With no functioning legs He can’t stand, Don’t assume just because There’s no mobility, That he h...

Today's poem is a "Golden Oldie" and was originally published here in January 2013. A cup of tea please and two biscuits t...

Father was always an adventurer. As a boy he journeyed in his imagination to Africa. Paddling across Penrose Lake on the raft he had mad...

The human mind Is the strangest thing, I have just spent an evening In the company of madness, Switching and turning This way, then tha...

If you mean what you say And want to play Disadvantages lay Ahead straight away The game is set The match is met Place your bet But d...

If I don’t have my glasses on I won’t see it, If I don’t write it down I won’t remember it, So if I ignore you Doesn’t mean I don’t kno...

Image Source: Jenny Hamon This week is volunteer week and I wrote this poem to try to persuade people to volunteer as a helper with Ridi...

But surely you can't dance Firstly, don't call me shirley dance, of course I can dance in my mind, this broken, old body takes fl...

Image Source: Marcus Buchanan The image above is called 'Alone'. It was taken by Marcus Buchanan. Alone ~ Three Perspectives - ...

A cup of tea please and two biscuits thank-you very much that table over there by the window with the view Nothing for my friend He...

As well I might, consider flight, for I have wings, not feet. For who needs feet to fly? Legs that were once strong still there, now in ...

Channel 4 have been running a superb advertisement for the 2012 London Paralympics which start tomorrow. The advertisement is based upon th...

I’m still here you know. What with the rain and the snow And even if sunshine, sure I’ve nowhere else to go I’m still the one who raised y...

Can you see what I can’t see Could you be me if I were thee What is it that you do there Could you still do it if you were over here Wh...

 Image Source - Jenny Hamon I was inspired to write these poems as I have been a volunteer and Group instructor with our local group f...